Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China, specimen $500, Singapore, ND (ca 1890), no serial numbers, orange-brown, Royal arms at top centre flanked by a lion and a unicorn, value in bronze at centre, reverse green, bank title at centre, SPECIMEN W.W. SPRAGUE and Co. overprint, CANCELLED perforation, some staining on left half of note, in PMG holder 62, uncirculated, an excessively rare and striking high denomination. Spectacular!
TBB unlisted, Pick unlisted, KNB 12s, Tan C12 for type S$40,000-S$50,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Frank Goon Reference Collection of British Malayan Banknotes.

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